Late Payments: an Important Part of Every Rental Business
Being a landlord involves moving in tenants, collecting rent payments, and solving the usual rental problems, such as looking for an experienced service professional to fix a dishwasher. It also means creating convenient conditions for both landlords and tenants to build solid relationships.
3 Easy Tips to Increase the Value of your Property
Establishing Policies with Your Tenants
As a landlord, you may have tenants who push policy boundaries. When tenants are pressing you to make an exception for them, it can be tempting to disregard a policy, but it is a slippery slope.
Best Pinterest ideas for decorating your rental for Halloween and Thanksgiving
Everyone knows that fall means, first of all, preparing for Halloween and Thanksgiving, and home decor is one of the first things to consider. We have scoured the Internet and gathered a fabulous collection of fall decor ideas that are quite simple and will look absolutely gorgeous in your rental.
Costly Mistakes Landlords Should Avoid
Running a property can be expensive – in both time and money. We wanted to know how landlords keep their costs down, so we reached out to experienced landlords across the country for their perspectives and received back some intriguing and thought-provoking responses.
4 Tips on How to Create Your First Budget After College
Do you want to know why it’s important to learn how to balance a budget sooner rather than later and why insurance is a must? With modern technology, making a budget is easier than ever. Here we share four key tips that will help you get started.
Top Reasons Not to Return a Tenant’s Security Deposit
It’s probably no surprise that security deposits can cause friction between landlords and prior tenants. No renter wants to lose that! On the other hand, landlords don’t want to keep deposits when it means they have to deal with the messy situations that merit a no-refund.
How to Make More Money from Your Residential Rental Properties
With few exceptions, landlords want to maximize profits from their rental properties, but what are the best ways to do this? We spoke with several experienced landlords from across the country about their top pieces of advice for increasing property income, and it’s intriguing to see what these experts focus on and how their pieces of advice overlap.
How to Establish Your Tenant Screening Policies and Stick to Them, Part I
When filling a unit vacancy, it can be tempting to rent to people based solely on great first impressions. While your gauge of character may be your friends’ recommendations, take the extra steps to protect yourself by conducting thorough background checks.
Six Fall Maintenance Tasks to Keep Your Rental Up to Date
As summer temperatures lower, it is a great time to prepare your rentals for a cooler climate. Here are six fall maintenance tasks that will help you feel confident your rental property is ready to weather the change.